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Dont know if you will be interested about me coaching the team but here goes hey.

Today was my first training session in managing the girls school team. Quite a good turn out!! 15 actually. While i set the equipment out i sent them round for a little jog around the pitch stretching at every corner. When they came back i introduced myself and they got telling me there names and what position they play and so on. They actually wrote that down on a piece of paper so i can think about my first game in charge on Thursday!!!!! (Cant wait!!)

I then came onto the first drill of the training session-Dribbling. I had set out cones and they split up into groups and practiced dribbling round each cone and then running back with the ball and passing it back to the next person to go. They were actually pretty good but arnt girls suppose to have good ball skills anyway! :)

Session 2 was Passing. I split them into a few groups again and they passed the ball to whoever. 2 touch, One to control and one to pass. And then when they made the pass they ran into the persons space who had recieved the ball and that carries on!
Then after a few minutes on that they stayed in there groups but one person was a defender and they had to try and niok the ball away. If successful they then pass the bib to the person who they got the ball of and they are on and that carries on.

My final drill of the day was shooting practice. I first told them how to shoot the ball properly.(Hit it with the laces or sidefoot in if close to the goal) And then i got the team keeper to go in Goal and i rolled out the ball to the girls to hit inside the penalty area and they did quite well and then i tried it outside the box and it wasnt the best but hey ho!! Practice makes perfect. The keeper was actually pretty good. Will need a bit of work on but she will get it!!

At the end we got into a bit of a game. Not full size though. And i got to see how the girls can actually play football and was pretty good to be fair. I took a few notes and things to improve on next Monday!

Overall a good session and see how we get on on Thursday!!

Lewis

Blueboylewis wrote:Dont know if you will be interested about me coaching the team but here goes hey.

Today was my first training session in managing the girls school team. Quite a good turn out!! 15 actually. While i set the equipment out i sent them round for a little jog around the pitch stretching at every corner. When they came back i introduced myself and they got telling me there names and what position they play and so on. They actually wrote that down on a piece of paper so i can think about my first game in charge on Thursday!!!!! (Cant wait!!)

I then came onto the first drill of the training session-Dribbling. I had set out cones and they split up into groups and practiced dribbling round each cone and then running back with the ball and passing it back to the next person to go. They were actually pretty good but arnt girls suppose to have good ball skills anyway! :)

Session 2 was Passing. I split them into a few groups again and they passed the ball to whoever. 2 touch, One to control and one to pass. And then when they made the pass they ran into the persons space who had recieved the ball and that carries on!
Then after a few minutes on that they stayed in there groups but one person was a defender and they had to try and niok the ball away. If successful they then pass the bib to the person who they got the ball of and they are on and that carries on.

My final drill of the day was shooting practice. I first told them how to shoot the ball properly.(Hit it with the laces or sidefoot in if close to the goal) And then i got the team keeper to go in Goal and i rolled out the ball to the girls to hit inside the penalty area and they did quite well and then i tried it outside the box and it wasnt the best but hey ho!! Practice makes perfect. The keeper was actually pretty good. Will need a bit of work on but she will get it!!

At the end we got into a bit of a game. Not full size though. And i got to see how the girls can actually play football and was pretty good to be fair. I took a few notes and things to improve on next Monday!

Overall a good session and see how we get on on Thursday!!

Lewis

I was so afraid where you were going with this when you mentioned the dribbling bit Lewis!

Blueboylewis wrote:Dont know if you will be interested about me coaching the team but here goes hey.

Today was my first training session in managing the girls school team. Quite a good turn out!! 15 actually. While i set the equipment out i sent them round for a little jog around the pitch stretching at every corner. When they came back i introduced myself and they got telling me there names and what position they play and so on. They actually wrote that down on a piece of paper so i can think about my first game in charge on Thursday!!!!! (Cant wait!!)

I then came onto the first drill of the training session-Dribbling. I had set out cones and they split up into groups and practiced dribbling round each cone and then running back with the ball and passing it back to the next person to go. They were actually pretty good but arnt girls suppose to have good ball skills anyway! :)

Session 2 was Passing. I split them into a few groups again and they passed the ball to whoever. 2 touch, One to control and one to pass. And then when they made the pass they ran into the persons space who had recieved the ball and that carries on!
Then after a few minutes on that they stayed in there groups but one person was a defender and they had to try and niok the ball away. If successful they then pass the bib to the person who they got the ball of and they are on and that carries on.

My final drill of the day was shooting practice. I first told them how to shoot the ball properly.(Hit it with the laces or sidefoot in if close to the goal) And then i got the team keeper to go in Goal and i rolled out the ball to the girls to hit inside the penalty area and they did quite well and then i tried it outside the box and it wasnt the best but hey ho!! Practice makes perfect. The keeper was actually pretty good. Will need a bit of work on but she will get it!!

At the end we got into a bit of a game. Not full size though. And i got to see how the girls can actually play football and was pretty good to be fair. I took a few notes and things to improve on next Monday!

Overall a good session and see how we get on on Thursday!!

Lewis

Naughty Lewis ;)

On a side note good read :) Well done lad :)

Sounds brilliant lad - well done!

Picking up some good tips too from whatching the training sessions with DH?

Twobob wrote:Sounds brilliant lad - well done!

Picking up some good tips too from whatching the training sessions with DH?

Cheers mate,

Yeh, I have a look at what drills City do and i will take some of them in the future. They will help out a lot.

That was a great read Lewis.
I know that a few on here have coached teams and as you report, they will add tips for you. If ytou need any advice, just ask and you'll find plenty willing to give you ideas.
GOOD LUCK

Blueboylewis wrote:

Twobob wrote:Sounds brilliant lad - well done!

Picking up some good tips too from whatching the training sessions with DH?

Cheers mate,

Yeh, I have a look at what drills City do and i will take some of them in the future. They will help out a lot.

Well you better win your first game or you'll have the boo boys (or girls) wanting your neck ;-)

john68 wrote:That was a great read Lewis.
I know that a few on here have coached teams and as you report, they will add tips for you. If ytou need any advice, just ask and you'll find plenty willing to give you ideas.
GOOD LUCK

Yeh will do John, Cheers mate.

Twobob wrote:

Blueboylewis wrote:

Twobob wrote:Sounds brilliant lad - well done!

Picking up some good tips too from whatching the training sessions with DH?

Cheers mate,

Yeh, I have a look at what drills City do and i will take some of them in the future. They will help out a lot.

Well you better win your first game or you'll have the boo boys (or girls) wanting your neck ;-)

LEWIS OUT! haha just kidding, congrats on the first step with what you want to do for the rest of your life!

Crazy_Cabbie wrote:well done lewis, I enjoyed reading that,
how did the girls react to your training, did you have a laugh while doing it?

you do realise we now want regular update...please

any news on those tickets?

I actually had a good laugh with a couple of them mate, It was good fun. They look like they have faith in me, Lets just hope it pays of! They listened to me and tried there best, Its all i can ask of them hey. Give 100% at all times.

Regarding thoses tickets, I will have information for you late tonight, early tommorow, I will pm you if anything comes up. I am trying my best for you mate!

Lewis

Nice one Lewis. When I was about your age my school were involved in a scheme called Junior Sports Leader Award - not sure if it still runs/your school will offer it but I would recommend it just as a starting point to get some certificates under your belt.

Bit more info here if you're interested - it looks like the same type of thing.

http://www.sportsleaders.org/

Quality thread! Good luck and keep us updated!

Good on you young lewis , hope it works out for you and your team.

Keep on the good work.

rural

Have to say lad, for all the negative press you young teenagers get today, you come across as a decent young chap. Hope mamma Lewis is proud of you.

Is this coz you're too shit to play yerself?

nice one lewis.
keep it up mate...................i mean the training.

Well done and good on you BBL. I coached for many years when I was in the UK and loved it, its a great thing to get into. My lad was scouted for City as a keeper when he was 8 or 9 and I used to go and watch all the sessions and took a lot of things back to training with me. However, if there is 1 piece of advice I can give you, its keep it simple. Over complicating training drills will lead to confusion, keep it simple and increase the complexity as they seem to understand and complete the drills with ease. Also, try and end each session with a little Q&A (weather permitting) to see who understands why you have just taught them the drills and what they will achieve by understanding them. Another nice thing to finish with is a Pen shoot out, keeping it fun at the end, is a must. Always try and end on a high, it keeps them coming back with no whining.

Good post that Lewis, I shall be following this with interest.

I think before each match you should post up the tactics you propose to use.

Then a match report including how you responded to pressure, goals conceded, sendings off and the like....how you changed personnel and tactics and the end result.

Then we could maybe all polarise ourselves into those who rate you as a coach and who thinks you are a virus in that school's sporting set-up.

haha